Aleksander Barkov ended last season by hoisting the Stanley Cup, as the Florida Panthers fans got to roar in delight.
And this season started the same way.
Barkov, the Panthers\' captain, skated the Cup onto the ice Tuesday night moments before Florida hoisted its first championship banner to the rafters -- with players all arm-in-arm as they gazed at the building\'s newest memento. The Panthers posed with the Cup one more time after the banner made its two-minute trip skyward, and then, finally, it was time for a new season to begin with a season opener against the Boston Bruins.
\"Now we get to try to chase it again,\" Barkov said.
Via ESPN.com